Tent



G. M. WEBBER.

TENT.

APPLICATION man FEB. 11, 1920.

1,338,O58 Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

GARDNER M. WEBBER, 0F STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Application filed February 11, 1920. Serial No. 357,826.

To all whom it may concern.-

Stoneham, in the-county of Middles'ex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tents, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tents and has for its object to so construct a tent that the various elements constituting the same may be so connected together that the tent can be easily set up and taken down..

It is also an object of the invention to so construct the frame work which supports the cover of the tent, that a central tent pole is not required, thereby eliminating all obstructions within said tent.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a central vertical section through a tent embodying my invention, the same being illustrated in its open position.

Fig. 2 represents a central vertical section through the upper portion of the tent, illustrating the same in its closed position.

Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the construction of the lower end of the supports.

Fig. 4 is a plan section taken on a line 44 of Fig. 1 illustrating the sleeve together with the adjacent portion of the resilient braces fastened thereto.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 represents a plurality of supporting members the upper ends of which are pivotally attached at 6 to a cap 7. There may be any suitable number of the supports 5, accordin to the size of the tent and to the purpose or which the tent is to be used, the said supports being radially arranged relatively to the cap 7. Extending around the outside of the supports 5 from topto bottom thereof is a covering 8, the upper end of which is attached to the cap 7 by hooks 9. The covering 8 is also attached to the supportsoby cords 10 or other suitable means which are fastened to the covering and tied around the supports, thereby securing said covering to said supports when the tent is in either its open or Be it known that I, GARDNER M. WEBBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at closed position;

Projecting downwardly a short distance from the cap 7 and supported thereby is a rod 11. A sleeve 12 is slidably mounted upon the rod 11 and is secured to said rod by a thumb screw 13. Extending between each of the supports 5 and the sleeve 12 are a plurality of braces 14 constructed, preferably of resilient sheet material, the lower end of each brace being rigidly fastened to a support and the upper end to the sleeve 12. A strap 15 is utilized in connection with other means such as a screw or bolt to fasten the braces 14 to the sleeve 12. A pair of eye-bolts 16 are secured in the under side of the sleeve '12 and to these eye-bolts are attached the opposite ends of a cord 17, the central portion of said cord hanging downwardly to a position within easy reach of a person standing within the tent. The lower ends of the supports 5 are inserted within sockets 18, said sockets being provided with a pair of flanges 19 between which is rotatably mounted a roll 20.

The tent is set upin the following manner: Assuming the tent'to be in its closed position asillustrated in Fig. 2 the same is placed in a vertical position and the lower ends of the supports 5 are moved outwardly a sufiicient distance to allow the tent to remain in a vertical position unaided. When the tent is in its closed position the braces 14 are straight as illustrated in Fig. 2, and the sleeve 12 is in its up ermost position. If the tent is a small childs play tent and the cap can be easily reached, a downward pressure upon the top of the cap 7 will force the lower ends of the supports outwardly, the said outward movement being facilitated by the rolls 20. If the tent is larger and its top not so easily reached, the tent is entered and the cord 17 is utilized to pull the sleeve 12 downwardly upon the rod 11. The downward movement of the sleeve 12 will force the lower ends of the braces 14 outwardly and thereby also force the lower ends of the supports 5 outwardly until the covering 8 is stretched tight by reason of the fact that the supports are exert a continuous yielding pressure against the support 5.

It is evident that guy ropes may be used if so desired to secure the tent in its open position and prevent the same from being accidentally blown over in inclement weather. Furthermore the covering 8 may also be constructed in several overlapping sections it it is so desired, each of which may be removed without interfering with the others,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and. desire by Letters Patent to secure is:

1. A tent comprising a cap, a plurality of supports pivoted to said cap, a covering, and means to exert a continuous yielding pressure against said supports to force the sanie outwardly against said covering.

2. A tent comprising a cap, a plurality oi? radial supports pivoted to and supporting said cap, a covering, and means to exert a continuous yielding pressure against said support, to force the same outwardly against said covering.

8. A tent comprising a cap, a plurality of radially arranged supports pivoted to said cap, a covering, a rod projecting downwardly from said cap, a sleeve slidably mounted on said rod, a plurality of resilient braces connecting said sleeve and. said supports, and adapted to exert a continuous yielding pressure against said supports.

4. A tent comprising a cap, a plurality of radial supports pivoted to and supporting said cap, a covering, a rod projecting downwardly from said cap and supported thereby,

outwardly by a downward movement of said sleeve upon said rod.

5'. A tent comprising a cap, a plurality of radial supports pivoted to and supporting said cap, a covering, a rod projecting downwardly from said cap and supported thereby, a sleeve mounted upon said rod, a plurality of resilient braces connecting said sleeve and said supports, and a roll located at the lower end of each support, said lower ends of said supports being moved outwardly by a downward movement of said sleeve upon said rod.

6. A tent comprising a cap, a plurality of radial supports pivoted to and supporting said cap, a covering, a rod projecting downwardly from said cap and supported thereby, a sleeve mounted upon said rod, a plurality of straps fastened to said sleeve, a plurality of resilient braces connecting said sleeve and said' supports and extending beneath said straps, said braces being adapted to exert a continuous yielding pressure against said supports, and means to pull said sleeve d ownwardly upon said rod.

In testimony whereof I. have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GARDNER M. WEBB-E R.

\Vitnesses:

FRANKLIN E. Low, CATHERINE M. J oYon 

